Inaugural Address
My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for the trust you have bestowed, mindful of the sacrifices borne by our ancestors...
Tag: Politics
The Media
I find it interesting the the Conservatives always blame the media for everything that goes wrong. I should say they blame the liberal media. The vast majority ...
National Sanctity of Life Proclamation
“All human life is a gift from our Creator that is sacred, unique, and worthy of protection.” Read the whole proclamation here
Reflecting on George W Bush
If you are a longtime reader of this blog you will know I am no big fan of President George Bush but that was not always the case. As we come to the end of anot...
Effort to surmount polarizing debates backfires on pastor
Rick Warren arrives in Washington this week in the midst of the culture war he has spent years trying to transcend. The California pastor, who wrote the best-se...
Searching for gray on abortion
By Terry Mattingly When it comes to abortion, the vast majority of Americans know what they want and what they want isn’t going to please Planned Parenthood or ...
Inaugural Blogging
With the Inauguration this week I thought I would open the blog up to other to be able to share their thoughts on the process. So this is what I will do: Email ...
Rabbis, Muslim, Archbishop to Pray at Inaugural Service
At past inaugurations, ceremonial prayers uttered on behalf of the incoming president drew about as much attention as the flags on the podium. Not this year. Ba...
Was Jesus a Liberal?
I have often asked this question and I think about it often. I don’t think we can take the current 21st Century meaning of these words and try and fix the...
Illinois Senate Seat
I have not commented on this crazyness in the Illinois Senate Seat situation in the past but I will now enter the fray. Yesterday Governor Blagojevich (who is O...